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NEW YORK — Pau Gasol sat in a chair behind a table surrounded by people holding microphones, cameras and recorders. Questions were shouted to him in English and Spanish, demanding instantaneous eloquence. In some regards, Friday could have been like many other days for the decorated NBA veteran and first-year Bull whose basketball skills long have placed him in an international spotlight. But it really wasn't, which is why Gasol leaned back at one point, paused and shared his memory of being in the same Times Square hotel after the Grizzlies acquired his draft rights from the Hawks as the third pick in the 2001 NBA draft. "To be here now as an All-Star 14 years later...

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NEW YORK — Pau Gasol sat in a chair behind a table surrounded by people holding microphones, cameras and recorders. Questions were shouted to him in English and Spanish, demanding instantaneous eloquence.
In some regards, Friday could have been like many...

The Bulls got lucky in Orlando, but the surprise is that they admitted it.
“Let’s face it,’’ Pau Gasol said after the 98-97 victory Sunday, “we got away with one.’’
Finally, a spasm of honesty out of a team known for shoveling a lot of manure recently....

ORLANDO, Fla. — It's a good thing the Bulls are coming back to Chicago. There might be a warrant out for their arrest in Florida after they stole a game from the Magic on Sunday.
"Let's face it," Pau Gasol said after the 98-97 victory. "We...

Summary
The Magic choked this one away, allowing the Bulls to steal a 98-97 victory Sunday and finish 3-3 on their road trip. Orlando led 97-91 until Tobias Harris' clear-path foul on Jimmy Butler with 32 seconds to play. After Butler made both free...

TV/radio: 5 p.m. Sunday; WGN-9, WMVP-AM 1000.
Storylines: The slumping Magic fired coach Jacque Vaughn on Thursday and replaced him in the interim with James Borrego. The Magic took down the Bulls 121-114 on Jan. 12 at the United Center thanks to 33...

The summary
Forget the Magic's six-game losing streak. The Bulls continued their habit of playing down to their competition at home, falling 121-114 Monday night at the United Center. Nikola Vucevic posted his league-best 23rd double-double with 33...

TV/radio: 7 p.m. Monday; CSN, WMVP-AM 1000.
Storylines: Tobias Harris and Evan Fournier are questionable for the Magic, who are 0-3 on this four-game trip. The Bulls downed the Magic earlier this season without Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah.
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Derrick Rose and Taj Gibson participated fully in Monday's practice and the Bulls listed them as probable for Tuesday against the Magic.
That the game begins a four-games-in-five-nights stretch won't factor into a decision on their availability,...

The summary
The Bulls continued to flash offensive depth, placing five in double figures Tuesday in a 98-90 victory over the Magic at the United Center. With Joakim Noah out ill and Derrick Rose recovering from sprained ankles, Jimmy Butler's 21 points...

Maybe LeBron James was right. Maybe the Bulls are better than the Cavaliers as of now. While the Cavaliers have stumbled to a 1-2 start, the Bulls improved to 3-1 with a victory over the Magic.
Here are three observations:
It's time to stop with the...

The Magic wanted extra draft picks. The Bulls needed to cut some salary to open cap space for a pair of free-agent signings.
On Monday, the teams made a trade to fulfill both objectives.
The Magic sent the draft rights to European big man Milovan...

The Bulls believe the longer Carmelo Anthony takes to decide, the better their chances of signing the scoring monster.
The Bulls can’t offer all the money that other teams can. But they can offer a better team, they believe, and they have a great pitch...

Two screws, one foot, zero predictability.
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The Los Angeles Clippers have issued a formal response to racist statements allegedly made by Clippers owner Donald Sterling on an audio recording that was reported by TMZ late Friday.
Clippers President Andy Roeser says in the stat

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Free-agent shooting guard Vince Carter signed with the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday, a day after they lost Mike Miller.
Terms of the deal were not released by the team, but multiple media outlets reported that the contract is for three years and worth...